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Can antimicrobial fashion protect you from the coronavirus?
January 5, 2021
Can antimicrobial fashion protect you from the coronavirus?
With no end to the global pandemic in sight, fashion and sportswear brands have been quickly adapting their lines to…
Explainer: Can anything stop Trump from pardoning his family or even himself?
December 25, 2020
Explainer: Can anything stop Trump from pardoning his family or even himself?
President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted pardons to his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former adviser Roger Stone, sweeping…
Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?
December 25, 2020
Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With rich countries snapping up supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have…
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
December 19, 2020
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers…
Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises
December 15, 2020
Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises
EW DELHI (AP) — With Americans, Britons and Canadians rolling up their sleeves to receive coronavirus vaccines, the route out…
Vaccine comes too late for the 300,000 US dead
December 15, 2020
Vaccine comes too late for the 300,000 US dead
When Brittany Palomo was hired as a nurse in March, her parents tried to talk her out of it, fearful…
‘Immunity passports’ are already here. But they come with warnings
December 7, 2020
‘Immunity passports’ are already here. But they come with warnings
(CNN) — With miles of barbed wire and electric fencing along its border and open government hostility to migrants, Hungary’s…
EXPLAINER: How could US drawdown in Iraq aid IS, Iran?
December 3, 2020
EXPLAINER: How could US drawdown in Iraq aid IS, Iran?
In a quest to root out Islamic State group hideouts over the summer, Iraqi forces on the ground cleared nearly…
Analysis: The UAE and Israel’s whirlwind honeymoon has gone beyond normalization
December 3, 2020
Analysis: The UAE and Israel’s whirlwind honeymoon has gone beyond normalization
“Ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates are ‘blossoming,'” a senior official traveling with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters last month. Blossoming…
Crackdown on illegal housing leaves some Egyptians struggling to pay fees
October 6, 2020
Crackdown on illegal housing leaves some Egyptians struggling to pay fees
CAIRO (Reuters) – In her village in Egypt’s Nile Delta, 35-year-old Shaimaa Saleh has spent sleepless nights worrying how to…